Total external trade in goods for January to August 2011 reached $73.735 billion, representing a 7.6 percent increment from $68.547 billion registered during the same period a year earlier. Similarly, total imports grew by 13.8 percent to $40.426…

Out of the estimated 57.7 million population 15 years old and over in April 2008, 36.5 million were in the labor force. This placed the labor force participation rate (LFPR) at 63.2 percent, lower than last year's rate of 64.5 percent. The highest…

Proportion of Satisfied Clients Improved to 78.1 Percent

The number of persons in the labor force, or those who are either employed or unemployed, was estimated at 36.4 million out of the estimated 57.4 million population 15 years old and over in January 2008. These numbers translate into a labor force…

There were 1,745,585 live births registered in 2009.The figure decreased by 38,731 or 2.2 percent from the 1,784,316 live births reported in 2008. An average of 4,782 births occurred daily which is around 199 births per hour, or three babies per…

There were 492,254 marriages registered in the country in 2009, an increase of 1.2 percent from the 2008 count of 486,514. This is a reverse trend, wherein in previous years, the number of marriages was declining in the country.

There were 482,480 marriages that were recorded in 2010 showing a decline of 2.0 percent from previous years (2009) figure of 492,254 marriages.

New construction projects post 27,525 in the second quarter The new construction projects from approved building permits nationwide totaled to 27,525 during the second quarter of 2011, representing a decrease of 3.0 percent compared with 28,389…

The wholesale price index of selected construction materials in the National Capital Region moved up to 0.3 percent in September from a negative rate of -0.1 percent in August.

On a monthly basis, the retail price index of selected construction materials in the NCR increased to 0.7 percent in September from 0.1 percent in August.